| The Championship |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 06-Aug-11 | H | Millwall | D | 2-2 | (0-0) | Manset 86, 89 | 18,531 |
| 2 | 13-Aug-11 | A | Leicester City | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Hunt 64; Robson-Kanu 90 | 23,399 |
| 3 | 16-Aug-11 | A | Portsmouth | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 13,438 |
| 4 | 20-Aug-11 | H | Barnsley | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Robson-Kanu 74p | 15,878 |
| 5 | 27-Aug-11 | A | Hull City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 17,295 |
| 6 | 10-Sep-11 | H | Watford | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 17,128 |
| 7 | 17-Sep-11 | H | Doncaster Rovers | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Church 52; Le Fondre 59 | 15,124 |
| 8 | 24-Sep-11 | A | Coventry City | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | Church 10 | 12,309 |
| 9 | 27-Sep-11 | A | Bristol City | W | 3-2 | (0-1) | McAnuff 72; Le Fondre 75; Manset 90 | 12,018 |
| 10 | 01-Oct-11 | H | Middlesbrough | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 17,418 |
| 11 | 15-Oct-11 | A | Burnley | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Karacan 90 | 13,664 |
| 12 | 18-Oct-11 | H | Derby County | D | 2-2 | (0-0) | Le Fondre 65, 77 | 15,704 |
| 13 | 22-Oct-11 | H | Southampton | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Leigertwood 71 | 21,889 |
| 14 | 29-Oct-11 | A | Crystal Palace | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 21,002 |
| 15 | 01-Nov-11 | A | Nottingham Forest | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 18,506 |
| 16 | 06-Nov-11 | H | Birmingham City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Hunt 75 | 18,361 |
| 17 | 19-Nov-11 | H | Cardiff City | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Kebe 77 | 20,361 |
| 18 | 26-Nov-11 | A | Ipswich Town | W | 3-2 | (0-0) | Gorkss 76; Hunt 90; Pearce 90 | 17,154 |
| 19 | 29-Nov-11 | H | Peterborough United | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | Church 27; Le Fondre 78; Robson-Kanu 80 | 15,907 |
| 20 | 03-Dec-11 | A | Blackpool | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 11,656 |
| 21 | 10-Dec-11 | H | West Ham United | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | Pearce 66; Church 80; Harte 86 | 24,026 |
| 22 | 17-Dec-11 | A | Leeds United | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Church 2 | 23,162 |
| 23 | 26-Dec-11 | H | Brighton & Hove Albion | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | McAnuff 17, 45; El-Abd(og) 90 | 22,141 |
| 24 | 31-Dec-11 | H | Ipswich Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Pearce 64 | 18,737 |
| 25 | 02-Jan-12 | A | Cardiff City | L | 1-3 | (1-3) | McAnuff 45 | 23,655 |
| 26 | 14-Jan-12 | A | Watford | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | Kebe 42; Le Fondre 85 | 11,291 |
| 27 | 21-Jan-12 | H | Hull City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 17,556 |
| 28 | 28-Jan-12 | H | Bristol City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Roberts 58 | 17,825 |
| 29 | 11-Feb-12 | H | Coventry City | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | Kebe 25; Roberts 43 | 18,006 |
| 30 | 14-Feb-12 | A | Derby County | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Hunt 61 | 22,567 |
| 31 | 17-Feb-12 | H | Burnley | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Roberts 11 | 17,185 |
| 32 | 25-Feb-12 | A | Middlesbrough | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Hunt 17; Harte 80 | 17,314 |
| 33 | 03-Mar-12 | A | Millwall | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | Robson-Kanu 45; Le Fondre 76 | 11,271 |
| 34 | 06-Mar-12 | H | Portsmouth | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Hunt 24 | 18,399 |
| 35 | 10-Mar-12 | H | Leicester City | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | Leigertwood 15; Roberts 75; Church 89 | 21,858 |
| 36 | 13-Mar-12 | A | Doncaster Rovers | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Pearce 51 | 8,287 |
| 37 | 17-Mar-12 | A | Barnsley | W | 4-0 | (0-0) | McAnuff 47; Karacan 49, 65; Roberts 90 | 9,381 |
| 38 | 20-Mar-12 | A | Peterborough United | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | Hunt 20 | 6,717 |
| 39 | 24-Mar-12 | H | Blackpool | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | Harte 30; Pearce 35; Leigertwood 60 | 20,906 |
| 40 | 31-Mar-12 | A | West Ham United | W | 4-2 | (2-1) | Gorkss 44; Hunt 45; Harte 59p; Leigertwood 84 | 33,350 |
| 41 | 06-Apr-12 | H | Leeds United | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Le Fondre 84, 90 | 22,775 |
| 42 | 10-Apr-12 | A | Brighton & Hove Albion | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Harte 14 | 20,610 |
| 43 | 13-Apr-12 | A | Southampton | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | Roberts 19; Le Fondre 72, 90 | 31,892 |
| 44 | 17-Apr-12 | H | Nottingham Forest | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Leigertwood 81 | 22,899 |
| 45 | 21-Apr-12 | H | Crystal Palace | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | Gorkss 20; Le Fondre 53 | 23,431 |
| 46 | 28-Apr-12 | A | Birmingham City | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 25,516 |
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| FA Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 3 | 07-Jan-12 | H | Stevenage | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 11,295 |
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| League Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 23-Aug-11 | A | Charlton Athletic | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Morrison 73 | 6,668 |
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Score distributions by match - goals scored by row, and goals conceded by column. Each box shows the number of this season's matches with the resulting scoreline.